Modal vs Sesterce
As of , Modal lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 8 GPUs both offer on-demand; Sesterce wins on 3. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Modal $6.25 vs Sesterce $7.17 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.92 (13%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Modal |  Sesterce | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $7.17 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.92 (13%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $4.54 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.85 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.31 (6%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $3.03 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.15 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.88 (29%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $2.50 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.49 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.01 (41%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $2.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.09 (4%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.97 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.98 (50%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA A10 median $1.22 · 9 providers · lowest Intelion Cloud $0.34 GPU only | $1.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.42 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.32 (22%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 23 providers · lowest Hikube $0.28 GPU only | $0.80 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.04 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 (24%) | Modal |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Modal and Sesterce, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Modal $6.25 vs Sesterce $7.17 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.92 (13%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Modal $4.54 vs Sesterce $4.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.31 (6%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Modal $3.03 vs Sesterce $2.15 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $0.88 (29%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Modal $2.50 vs Sesterce $1.49 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $1.01 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Modal $2.10 vs Sesterce $2.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.09 (4%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Modal $1.95 vs Sesterce $0.97 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $0.98 (50%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A10: Modal $1.10 vs Sesterce $1.42 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.32 (22%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Modal $0.80 vs Sesterce $1.04 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.25 (24%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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